Stop Dreaming and Get To Work

Happy Tuesday? After any holiday, it feels like Monday part 2. The MLK Jr holiday has been watered down and reduced to having a dream... from 1963. All of the Kumbaya My Lord community service projects are done, and we're back to the rat race. The world takes a moment to reminisce,  then goes back to "normal". Times are definitely changing and at a rapid pace. Did you get a chance to truly remember the sacrifices made by the martyred civil rights leader? Can you recall any good work that he contributed to our society? 2022 has started as a rough patch in life's journey. The pandemic is out of control. Political in-fighting has all but ground our country to a halt. The fragile economy is suffering from shortages, unemployment and rising interest rates. Democrats are proclaiming things aren't all bad while Republicans are blocking all legislation. In celebrating the MLK Birthday weekend, more stories and images have been unearthed about the dire straits we're in. This picture struck me very hard. Dr King is always portrayed as a serious Civil Rights leader brooding over the seriousness of the cause. To see him swathed in brown hues vs black and white is shape shifting. The warmth of the image shows that there's some life left in the civil rights struggle. It also adds to Dr King humanity and his sense of balance and wellbeing. But we need to tell the whole story. The critical race theory debate is treating the truth as hidden figures whose revelation brings awareness and enlightenment to all. In reality, we are the sum of all experiences. Good vs bad and Happy vs sad. We must finish the work our forefathers started. We as a people must wake up. We can't afford to keep dreaming while our rights are in jeopardy of being taken away. Even with the violence reported in the news, there is work to do. Those celebrities we love and respect have touched us with their ability to champion righteous causes. Their display of openness, availability, and vulnerability has touched us in some way. Many organizations are available and looking for volunteers but the heart knows what causes it is attracted to. We need to move forward on the principles this country was founded on. We must come together and make things better for the next generation. We cannot continue to fight 60 year old battles while we're on the road to achieve our goals. Let's start today to live the MLK ideals that we posted this weekend for the other 364 days of the year. So are you happy with what your country is doing right now? Will you achieve success and joy while working towards the beloved community? Or is it time to adjust that 1963 dream into a 2022 reality? What would Dr King say about all of this? Please share your comments below. Thanks for reading this  article and supporting this blogspace. Stay safe, warm, masked and healthy. Take Care and God Bless!!!

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